Portrait of two unknown women from the Kota tribe of the Nilgiri mountains in Tamil Nadu, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'KOTA WOMEN., NEELGERRY HILLS.', number: '436.', Nilgiris, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, photographer, South India, Tamil Nadu, paper, albumen print, height 145 mm x width 107 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned photograph shows two seated women wrapped in plain draped cloths, one sitting slightly lower and leaning against the other, both with long dark hair and large circular earrings; the taller woman has her hands folded over her lap and bare feet visible at the bottom edge of the drapery, while the shorter woman wears multiple necklaces and bracelets and looks slightly away from the camera; the background is a plain neutral backdrop and the image is bordered by a rounded top frame.
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Portrait of two unknown women from the Kota tribe of the Nilgiri mountains in Tamil Nadu, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'KOTA WOMEN., NEELGERRY HILLS.', number: '436.', Nilgiris, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, photographer, South India, Tamil Nadu, paper, albumen print, height 145 mm x width 107 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned photograph shows two seated women wrapped in plain draped cloths, one sitting slightly lower and leaning against the other, both with long dark hair and large circular earrings; the taller woman has her hands folded over her lap and bare feet visible at the bottom edge of the drapery, while the shorter woman wears multiple necklaces and bracelets and looks slightly away from the camera; the background is a plain neutral backdrop and the image is bordered by a rounded top frame.

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Portrait two unknown women Kota tribe Nilgiri mountains Tamil Nadu India photograph page inscription Kota Women Neelgerry Hills number 436 Nilgiris c 1865 - 1875 photographer South India paper albumen print height 145 mm x width 107 mm human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned photograph two seated women wrapped plain draped cloths sitting slightly lower leaning long dark hair large circular earrings taller woman hands folded lap bare feet visible bottom edge drapery shorter woman wears multiple necklaces bracelets looks slightly away camera background plain neutral backdrop image bordered rounded top frame

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